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Enmanuel Valdez or Nicky Lopez

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Enmanuel Valdez

Enmanuel Valdez

1BPittsburgh Pirates PIT
Nicky Lopez

Nicky Lopez

3B
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Valdez over Lopez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Enmanuel Valdez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lopez over Valdez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nicky Lopez
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Performance Enmanuel Valdez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nicky Lopez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Enmanuel Valdez
OWN
 
1%
-0.75 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-0.25 compared to last week
OWN/START Nicky Lopez
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Enmanuel Valdez
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nicky Lopez
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Enmanuel Valdez

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 1B 2B . However, he plays 1B most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 38th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Bryce Harper
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off and he's listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Shoulder (Since May 9, 2025). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 357th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.233
  • Ranked 310th in batting average with 0.209
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 261st with 0.294
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 220th with 0.374
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 232nd with 0.668
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 324th in RBI with 12
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 424th in runs scored with 7
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.053, OBP: +0.11, HRs: EVEN, RBI: +1, Runs: -1, Wlks: +7, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Nicky Lopez

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 52nd.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Alex Bregman
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: EVEN, WHIP: EVEN, ERA: EVEN, K's: EVEN, Walks: +4
Next Up Health Check
Injury Enmanuel Valdez

SHOULDER - Since May 9, 2025

Valdez is dealing with left shoulder inflammation and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He is expected to miss the remainder of the 2025 season.
Injury Nicky Lopez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Enmanuel Valdez
DateOpponentResult
May 19VS CINNick LodoloL 1-7
May 20VS CINBailey FalterW 1-0
May 21VS CINBrady Singer
May 22VS MIL
May 23VS MILFreddy Peralta
May 24VS MILQuinn Priester
May 25VS MILLogan Henderson
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.100010.1820.20003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nicky Lopez
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Enmanuel Valdez
1.67
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nicky Lopez
6.72
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Enmanuel Valdez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 BOS 62 37 6 17 19 5 8 .266 .311 .453 142
2024 BOS 79 43 6 23 28 1 17 .214 .269 .363 169
2025 PIT 31 19 2 7 12 0 11 .209 .294 .374 79
ON PACE 102 62 6 23 39 0 36 .209 .294 .374 261
3-YEAR AVG 71 40 6 20 24 3 13 .235 .286 .400 156
Career 172 99 14 47 59 6 36 .230 .288 .394
Career Nicky Lopez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 KC 101 89 2 44 29 1 18 .241 .278 .324 188
2020 KC 56 34 1 15 13 0 18 .201 .286 .266 71
2021 KC 150 147 2 78 43 22 49 .302 .362 .383 478
2022 KC 138 95 0 48 18 13 28 .229 .278 .273 310
2023 KC 105 52 1 32 25 6 26 .231 .321 .307 211
2024 CHW 124 96 1 40 21 5 37 .241 .308 .294 282
2025 LAA 19 1 0 2 1 0 4 .042 .179 .042 22
ON PACE 65 3 0 6 3 0 13 .042 .179 .042 76
3-YEAR AVG 122 81 1 40 21 8 30 .234 .299 .288 268
Career 693 514 7 259 150 47 180 .246 .308 .312
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